Arrangement of water-gage cocks



W. F. KIESEL, JR. ARRANGEMENT OF WATER GAGE cocxs.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 29. I918.

Patented Aug. 16, 1921.

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W. F. KIESEL, JRi ARRANGEMENT OF WATER GAGE COCKS.

- I APPLICATION FILED OCT. 29. 918. l,388, 1 15. Patented Aug. 16, 1921.

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and in which the UNITED STATES PATENT cortical.

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To all whom it may concern.

- y invention has for its purpose to determine the height of water ina boiler and especially in that class of boilers which are movable or portable, as locomotive boilers,

zontal' inclination of the boil-er makes it difficult to determine the actual level by a series of gage cocks arranged and communicating with the boiler in the usual manner. To this end'l combine withja series of gage. I p cocksa series of pipes terminating within be 'boltedto the end of the boiler and havtheboiler at different heights, andat' that point in the boiler where the water is least liableto change of level from .the tilting of the boiler, so that the engineer cannot be misled on testing the cocks by thechanges V in the position of the water resulting from alterations in the position of the boiler. My invention also embodies certain details of construction as fully described hereinafter and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal part section of sufiicient of a locomotive boiler to illustrate my improvement;

Fig.2isaplan View; I

Fig. 3 is an end view taken fromthe rear;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged rear view of the combination gage cock casing;

Fig. 5 is a side view of, the construction shown in Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

My invention may be used in connection with different types of boilers and the drawings illustrate part of a boiler A, such as a locomotive boiler, having a fire-box at the rear end. Within the boiler I arrange a series of pipes 2, 2 extending through the rear head of the boiler and provided outside the boiler each with a Page cock D, the inner ends of the pipes supported by a suitable bracket E at diflerent heights above the crown sheet. In the class of boilers shown the inlet ends of the pipes may be bent down as shown and located near the rear flue sheet, thus being over the highest point of the crown she t. 1.11 any case, however, the inletends jspecification of Letterslatent. Pat entd Aug, hpplicationfiled 0ctober'29, 191s. s rial givb. 260,1-,60.

Blair county, State of" ageCocks, of which the follow when the cooks tilting or change of hor'i i re, i921;

of the pipes are at or adjacent e5 that sec tron of theboller wher'e the level of the'wa-,

'ter is least affected by any change inthe inclinationor tilting of the boiler. As acresult the actual level of the water, as'indicated by testing the cocks, may be ascertained, and

the engineer will not bemisled, as-is the case communicate with the boiler only at the rear end, bythose changesin the height of the 'Waterin respect to the crown sheet, which occur l I tion of the boiler.

Thegage cocks may be: connected to communicate with and discharge the water from the different I I haveshown cockcasing consisting of a continuous block provided with a'fiange 4 adapted to ing a series of independent chambers a, each socketed to receivethe end of. one of the pipes 2, and each a hollow neck 5 threaded end or nipple of a gage cock D. ,As shown, each chamber a; is threaded internally and is open at the forward end," the opening surrounded by a-tapered seat y adapted to receive the flaring end or flange 2 of one of the pipes 2, and a hollow plug C threaded to screw into the chamber at is provided with a boss 7 which, when the plug is screwed in,is brought to bear firmly against the interior of the flanged end of the .pipe pressing the latter against its seat and making a tight joint. A screw plug 8 serves as a means of closing the outer end of each.

chamber as. 7

The casing B is provided with a central recess 8, in itsfront face'and all .of the chambers w open out of this recess. The

- pipes 2 may be positioned by inserting them through the chambers :12, and thereafter screwing up the plugs C and 8. Each pipe may be withdrawn by first removing the plugs 8 and C.

pipes; 2, in different ways, but 7 a unitary or combination gage from changesin the posicommunicating socketed to receive the Q By thus providing a single block or casing adapted for the connection of all of the pipes and all of the cooks, the attachment of the indicator appliance to a boiler .is quickly, easily and economically effected,

and possible leakage is reduced to a minimum.

Preferably, the vertical arrangement of gage cocks follows that of thefront terminals of the pipes 2, that is,the lower'pipe connects with the lower gage cock and the others in order, so that the relative position of the gage cocks indicates to the engineer the relative positions of the pipe terminals. Further, the open or inlet ends of the pipes 2 are disposed so that they are spaced and located to correspond to the usual gage cocks. Thus the arrangement herein described provides means for determining the water level at a point adjacent the high end of the crown sheet.

Without limiting myself to the precise construction and arrangement of parts shown, I claim 1. The combination with a series of pipes extending from the end of a boiler toward the center thereof and terminating at difing into a boiler, a hollow neck communieating with each chamber, and gage cocks connected one with each of the necks, substantially as described.

3. A combination gage cock casing consisting of a single block having independent chambers and sockets to receive the ends of pipes extending into the boiler, and a hol- -closing said chamber atv the outer low neck communicating with each chamber and with a socket to receive the nipple of a gage cock, substantially as described.

4:. A combination gage cock casing consisting of a single block with a flange for bolting to a boiler, having independent chambers and sockets to receive the ends of pipes extending into the boiler, and a hollow neck communicating with each chamber and with a socket to receive the nippleof a gage cock, substantially as described.

5. A combination gage cock casing having a series of independent threaded chambers, each with an internal tapering seat and an opening to receive the end of a pipe with a flaring flange adapted to said seat, and a hollow screw plug fitting said chamber and with a boss adapted to the interior of the flanged end of said pipe, substantially as described.

6. A combination gage cock casing having a series of independent threaded chambers, each with an internal tapering seat, and an opening toreceive the end of a pipe with a flaring flange adapted to said seat, and a hollow screwplug fitting said chamber and with a-boss adaptedto the interior of the flanged end of said pipe, and a screw plug end, substantially as described.

In testimony whereoi I aflixmy signature.

WILLIAM F. K EsEL, JR. 

